Northern Illinois edges North Dakota 23-17

The visiting Fighting Sioux (0-2) never led, but closed the
deficit to 16-14 after an 85-yard touchdown pass from Jake
Landry to Greg Hardin with 1:45 left in the third quarter.

Two minutes later, Harnish had a career-long 40-yard touchdown
run to boost the Huskies' lead to 23-14.

Harnish was 14 of 25 for 146 yards and rushed for 178 more for
Northern Illinois (1-1) while Chad Spann rushed for 140 yards
and a touchdown. Landry went 18 of 31 for 267 yards, while
Hardin had six catches for 171 yards.